Effect of Accelerated Weightbearing after Matrix-Associated Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation on the Femoral Condyle on Radiographic and Clinical Outcome after 2 Years: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1_suppl, 2009, Pages 88S-96S

  Wondrasch, Barbara ^a,d   Zak, Lukas ^a   Welsch, Götz H ^a,b   Marlovits, Stefan ^a,c,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c AL AIN HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Vienna Sports Medicine Center   (Austria)

Author keywords

matrix associated autologous chondrocyte implantation; MRI; rehabilitation; weightbearing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949901516     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509351272     Document Type: Article

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